This Thanksgiving, try feeding body and soul with foods locally grown or raised

7:38 PM,
Nov. 13, 2012

Some of the produce grown in Florida and the Panhandle.

Written by

Jahna Jacobson
| | News Journal correspondent

Traditional Pensacola Thanksgiving dinner: What does that even mean? Plain ol' Pilgrim turkey and stuffing? Or the food of our first settlers about 60 years earlier - which would be olives. And goat. And beans.

Why not go old school and eat what's available right now from local farmers and fishermen? That's how you would do it if you were celebrating your first year on these sunny shores.

Local eating means fresher food and a boost to our economy. And local farmers and other providers have a lot to offer - and not just in the summer growing season, said Kiley Bolster, co-owner of The Magnolia. ...